Newsletter February, 2016

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Frenchman’s Creek Live Dr. Toby Cosgrove, President and CEO of the Cleveland Clinic OnWednesday, February 10 th , wewill hear fromDr.TobyCosgrove, the President and CEO of the  Cleveland Clinic. Prior to being appointed CEO, Dr. Cosgrove chaired the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery, and  played a major role in leading the clinic to its worldwide prominence in the field of cardiac care. He will speak about recent and anticipated new developments concerning the healthcare delivery system in the United States. Some of these developments significantly impact patients, doctors, hospitals and other healthcare professionals, but they are all intended to make the systemmore efficient economically, while generally improving patient outcomes. As with any significant change to the status quo, there may be winners and losers. I expect Dr. Cosgrove will help us understand how we and our children and grandchildren will be affected. Dr. Ann Kirschner, Dean of the Macauley Honors College at the City University of New York Friday, March 18 th , will speak about urban universities and the numerous issues currently stirring up college campuses across the country. CUNY has a storied history, especially for Jewish students who could not afford, or could not gain acceptance to, the elite private universities. In its glory years it produced numerous Nobel Lauerates, prominent professionals and industry leaders, including many FC residents. Partly due to racial politics, it enacted an open admissions policy, which was very unsuccessful. More recently, it reversed this policy and its Honors College now competes with elite schools for the highest achieving students, most of whom are not Jewish and come fromminority groups.

All programs will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. in the Main Dining Room.

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